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Capitalism vs. Socialism: Comparing Economic Systems

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Narrated by: Professor Edward F. Stuart PhD
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Ever since we produced our course Thinking About Capitalism, customers have expressed interest in a follow-up course that could help them understand socialism in the same way. After much consideration, we determined that it actually would be more beneficial to create a course that compares and contrasts the two major global economic theories, examining them in ways that move past the polemics many of us are used to and looking at these systems as they relate to one another and the world at large.

Politics and economics are inextricable, so it can be difficult to find the right person to tackle such a complex and often polarizing subject as objectively as possible. Luckily, we found Professor Edward Stuart, an economist and teacher who specializes in comparative economics. Professor Stuart brings not only economic expertise, but personal experience gleaned from teaching, traveling, and consulting all over the world, and it is this wide lens of experience that helps make Capitalism vs. Socialism such an engaging new entry in our library of courses.

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Excelente Resumen de la economía mundial, fácil de entender por la manera como el profesor explica.

Interesante

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More about history than comparing economic systems. Well detailed and excellently spoken. Speaker was clearly knowledgeable and gave many examples.

Not Entirely About Comparing the Two Systems

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enjoy the trivia during the lecture as much as the lecture. I really like the diversity of the economies that have been discussed in the course. I wish there was a separate chapter discussing and summarizing all the learnings. All in all, great book and highly recommended.

great story telling and lots of amazing contents

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This was one of my most enjoyable listens on the subject of comparative economic systems. Professor Stuart is clearly an expert on the subject, and has spent time in the Soviet Union and adds his first hand experiences to the story, which adds a lot. I'm a Political Science Major so have a good amount of background on the subject, and his clear and concise history is wonderful and easy to listen to. All around excellent for those interested in this subject whether a student, or just someone who is interested.

Excellent Comparison

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I highly recommend... even if you have never had an economics class. very informative. it should be a requirement for all citizens

brilliant delivery of a comprehensive course!

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I found this content very enjoyable! Nothing was too technical and there was some excellent historical context given to the comparisons. The lessons were concise and well focused on the specific topic being discussed.

High Quality Digestible Content

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it was a little more of a history of the economic ideas than directly explaining each one

not quite what I expected

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A well narrated and balanced introduction to understand the economic history of the last century.

balanced, interesting and informative.

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Explains how Communism’s method of operation clearly created its own downfall. But also the evils of pure Capitalism’s premise are nit sustainable. There is a mix of socialism and capitalism in thriving economies. It also showed how benevolent dictators can be the success or selfish dictators the downfall of their societies.

Very eye opening.

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I learned much from this course and finished it quickly given how interesting the professor gives his lectures. He is very well studied and travels much to enhance his knowledge of his subject. Highly recommended.

Professor Stuart is great

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